ONEONTA, N.Y. - The SUNY Oneonta women's swimming & diving team competed at the 20th Annual Hartwick Relays on Saturday, October 10, at Moyer Pool, earning several strong relay finishes against Hartwick and Mount Holyoke. Hartwick won the meet with 136 points, while Oneonta finished third with 86.
The Red Dragons recorded three second-place finishes and three third-place finishes across the day's relay events, showcasing their depth throughout the meet.
In the 300 backstroke relay, the A-team of junior Alexis Gibson (Schenectady, NY/Schenectady), freshmen Olivia Lutz (Albany, NY) and Maria Petkovits (Huntington, NY) placed second in 3:16.40.
In the 300 breaststroke relay, sophomore Sydney Richards (Rochester, NY/Ruben A. Cirillo), freshman Arianna Petkovits (Huntington, NY), and junior Kaidyn Thompson (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central) combined for a second-place finish in 4:00.98. Oneonta added a third-place finish in the 300 butterfly relay, as sophomore Mary Bush (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley), freshman Alexis Knill (Queensbury, NY), and M. Petkovits finished in 3:26.15.
The Red Dragons continued their strong performance in the 850 crescendo relay, placing second in 9:38.83. Knill, A. Petkovits, Richards, and freshman Kaylee Sliper (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) contributed to the effort.
Oneonta's A-team of senior Ashley Brousseau (Peru, NY/Peru Central), Thompson, senior Raina Willie (Stony Brook, NY/Ward Melville Senior), and freshman Ailish O'Hara (Tappan, NY/Tappan Zee) placed third in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:57.89. The Red Dragons also earned a third-place finish in the 600 individual medley relay, as Richards, A. Petkovits, and Bush combined for a time of 7:45.41.
Oneonta captured its first event victory in the 200 medley relay. M. Petkovits, Thompson, Gibson, and Knill teamed up to finish in 2:00.66, edging Hartwick by one-tenth of a second.
The Red Dragons added another third-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay, with Brousseau, Knill, O'Hara, and Sliper clocking in at 4:20.62. Oneonta closed the meet with a second-place finish in the 800 medley relay. Lutz, Richards, Bush, and Gibson finished in 10:12.67.
The Red Dragons next compete at Oswego on October 17.
